P T A Meeting Postponed at Junior High
The regular Junior High P T A meeting scheduled for Thursday February 1 is postponed to February 15 due to bad weather illness. A large Woman's Auxiliary meeting at First Presbyterian ushers in the Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions with daily services and a Wednesday prayer service. Westminster Presbyterian Auxiliary held a Monday program with devotionals and overseas sewing offering led by Mrs. Crane.. The article lists local club meetings including the Saturday Culture Club at Mrs Harry Malone's and the Willing Workers and Mothers Home League meeting Wednesday at Mrs F W's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
First Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian Auxiliary
Westminster Presbyterian Woman’s Auxiliary
E. S. Loyd Preying
T. G. Crane
Mary Keenan
Charles Harvey
Mies Longino
Salvation Army
Decatur
Longino
Harry Malone
Jackson Street
Mothers’ Home League
F. W
Thomas Hendrix
Womans Christian Service Society
Ninth Street Methodist Church
M. L. Yarbrough
Eligible Bachelor Weds Hearst Heiress In Palm Beach
Mrs Gretchen Wilson Hearst former wife of John Randolph Hearst married Woolworth Donahue grandson and heir to the five and dime store fortune in a surprise Palm Beach ceremony. The wedding venue was the ocean front villa of the groom’s mother Mrs James P Donahue. Read more on society notes and club meetings following the ceremony.
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America
Gretchen Wilson Hearst
John Randolph Hearst
Woolworth Donahue
Palm Beach
Fla
James P. Donahue
Central Baptist W M Aims for Yearly Plans and Outreach
The Central Baptist W M meets Monday at 3 pm at the church for a weekly session with plans for this year explained by department heads. The president Mrs. P. H. Sandlin presides after the devotional and program, urging subscribe to Royal Service and spiritual, engaging programs. Personnel notes report members and guests visiting, recovering, or traveling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
Murray Houge
Lambuth Archibald
Elbert Patterson
Ralph Hill
Central Baptist W. M
Central Baptist W. M.S
P. H. Sandlin
W. D. Alston
Mission Study
Frank
Beaux Arts Ball Moment Noted for Spreckels Fashion
Mrs Adolph Spreckels wore the era’s costliest beaded ensemble at New York Beaux Arts ball. Her diamond necklace and turban clip valued around 500000 dollars, while her shoulder displayed four priceless black orchids, a unique display in the city.
Infant Rites Held for Etna Moyle Garrison
Final services conducted at New Canaan for 18 day old Etna Moyle Garrison infant of Mr and Mrs Aaron Garrison. The baby died Sunday night at home in Union Grove. Burial led by Drinkard. Survivors include three sisters Andreé Betty Joyce and Shelby Jean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etna Moyle Garrison
Aaron Garrison
New Canaan
W. W. Owen
Drinkard
Union Grove
Andreé
Betty Joyce
Shelby Jean
Cotton hose given boost at congressmen style show
At a House appropriations sub committee style show Ruth O'Brien of the Bureau of Home Economics said cotton stockings were gaining favor. Lawmaker Rep Pluley reported that the first synthetic yarn stockings last longer and manufacturers are making a wear out grade. He noted 3 for 1 cotton hose offer wear equal to pricier silk or rayon. Chemical finishes to reduce runs are sought.
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Washington
House Appropriations
Rep. Pluley
R-Vt
Ruth O'Brien
Bureau of Homie Economics
Rites Held for Infant Child of Breeding Family
Funeral rites for the infant of Mr and Mrs Hollis Breeding were held at Center Springs at 2 pm Monday. The child died Sunday at the Somerville Route 1 home. Burial was by Drinkard. The parents survive.
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Hollis Breeding
Center Springs
Somerville
Route 1
Drinkard
Frozen Warrior River Binds Tuscaloosa to Northport
A Tuscaloosa resident reported the Warrior River frozen solid across the river bridge linking Tuscaloosa and Northport. The ice sheet covered the entire stream, a rare sight since locks were placed on the river.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Warrior River
Northport
Confederate Pension List for Morgan County January 1 1940
Probate records list Confederate widows and dependents across Morgan County Alabama. Names include McClanahan Nannie Hart Falkville and Crow Margie Decatur with addresses and statuses as widows under the pension program. Judge T C Almon of Morgan County Probate署 signs the notice.
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Morgan County
McClanahan
John D
Hart
Alabama
Alford
Nannie H
Falkville
Tg Ayers
Nancy
W. Maple
Hartselle
M Boutwell
Fannie
W. Moulton
Vecatur
Brown
Sarah C
Danville
C. Brown
Bull
Maude
Sherman St
Decatur
Cook
Mary C
Maple St
Crow
Margie
Prinkard
Lucy H
Eva
Eghols
Kate
Lacey's Spring
Ferguson
Prey Silla
Hewlett
Mary A
Carthage
Tenn
Hosch
Ida B
Howater
Armenia
Jarvis
Ella R
W. Moulton St
Johnson
Whisenant
M. J
Williams
Ella
Somerville
Willis
Dora
Sherman Street
T. C. Almon
Keeping Complexions Clear Beauty Box Advice
A beauty column offers acne care tips for teens focusing on daily cleansing with soap and friction, avoiding greasy cosmetics, and consulting a physician for persistent skin issues. It warns against squeezing pustules and suggests exercise to improve skin appearance, ending with reader questions to the Beauty Box editor.
Cotton Loans Liquidation Sways Prices Report
The Agriculture Department attributes a large drop in U S cotton prices to grower liquidation of government cotton loans. An estimated 1 5 to 2 million bales of 1938 cotton stored under loan have been drawn and sold, while prices remain high enough for growers to cover obligations and profit. Officials note fear of lower prices may prompt further sales.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Liverpool
India
Great Britain
BPW Club Holds Regular Meeting in Decatur
Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club plans a 7 30 p m meeting Thursday in the Lyons Hotel private dining room. The legislative committee will present the program with Prof Irwin J Quinn county superintendent of education discussing Democracy’s Attempt To Balance Power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lyons
Legislative Committee
Irwin J. Quinn
Lost gray cat Jepy stray near Ruby S. Jones home
A part Persian gray stray cat weighing about seven pounds named Jepy is missing. A reward is offered by Ruby S. Jones at 40.
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Jepy
Ruby S. Jones
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Decatur Mothers Club
Mothers Club
5. E. Alverson
Vicki
Vicki Vatronol
Goidel’s Drug Store
Robert Blackwell
Memphis
Diane Harris
Floyd Harris
Mrs. Jessie Snow
Birmingham
Mrs
C. C. Johnson
Ed Farley
Moulton
Fred Smith
Wesley Cook
J. M. Briscoe
Robert Light
New York
Sadie Light
W. K. McNeill
Hollywood
Light
T. A. Caddell
John A. Caddell
Tuscumbia
Mississippi
Billy Hoppers
Charles Lawrence
P. H. Sandlin, Jr
University of Alabama
George Wallace
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
Ohio
J. T. Jones
West Palm Beach, Fla
Mableann Hanson
Marguerite Tyler
Athens College
A. T. Hanson
Jean, Humphrey
Elizabeth ‘Anni Hum
Phrey
of. Berry, Ala
Mrs. Martin
Son
Sam Nance
Jessie Wilson Howland
Los Angeles
California
Jean Gray
Ted Huie
J. R. Huie
City Park
Princess
Jane Bryan
Ball
Adolph Spreckels
Garrison
Marie Antoinette
Helen Follett
Beauty Box
June Preisser
The
Saa Ae Ameche LE Feds
Jolson CK Chandler Russell Hicks
Nceorge
Reed Hall Johnson Choir
Edad
BPW
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Pinkham’s
Aydin E. Pinkham
Capitolist
Ronald Reagan
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